Bearing for crank shafts



April 1,, 1924..

W. WENQIKER BEARING FOR CRANK SHAFTS Filed Dec. 3 1922 INYENTORATTORNEY;

Patented Apr. 1, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

WALT WENCIKER, F TAMORA, NEBRASKA.

BEARING FOR CRANK SHAPES.

Application filed December 30, 1922. Serial No. 809,945.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALT WENOIKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tamora, in the county of Seward and 6 State of Nebraska,have invented new and useful Improvements in Bearings for Crank Shafts,of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to inter- 10 nal combustion engines and itcontemplates the provision of a device adapted to be secured immediatelyin rear of the fan wheel pulley on a crank shaft of a Ford motor(preferably) through the medium of wh ch the fly wheel will at all timescontact with the magneto elements to cause a steady spark.

The invention is particularly adapted for use on a shaft of a motor thathas its fly wheel spaced to a great extent from the magneto elements dueto wear and usage.

The invention in all of its details will be fully understood from thefollowing description when the same are read in con- .25 nection withthe drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of a motor and its appurtenances andequipped with my in vention.

Figure 2 is a perspective v ew of the device and showing the crank shaftin dotted line.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all theviews of the drawings.

My novel device may be formed of various thickness and comprises theplate 4 having an opening 5 that fits over the crank shaft 2 and it isfurther provided with a bolt hole opening 6 in its upper bent end.

The device is preferably of the configuration shown and straddles theshaft 2 immediately in rear of fan belt pulley 3.

A bolt 7 passes through the hole 6 of the device 4 and is employed tofasten the said device to the face of the cylinder casing 1.

It will be manifest that the plate 4 placed at the point shown forces,when the fan belt is adjusted on the shaft 2, the element 9 of the flywheel 8 against the magneto portion 10 and thus producing a vital spark.

The device may either be placed on new as well as old cars but isparticularly adapted to be arranged on an old car in which 65 constantwear prevents the elements 9 from contacting with the elements 10 to,produce spark.

The device is extremely inexpensive to produce and may be secured to amotor with a small amount of effort and without skilled labor.

It also provides a perfect guide for the fan belt and assures a constantand steady spark notwithstanding the age of the motor.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1s In a crank shaft bearing, the combination of a thinplate formed of a single piece of materialand having a longitudinal slotthat is open from the lower end of the plate to approximately the centerthereof; said plate having one of its upper edges bent and having anaperture formed in the bent portion. 7

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WALT WENCIKER. Witnesses B. F. NORVAL, R. R. Mas'rm.

